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Bucknell University, Student Committee on Migrant Children correspondence

 Record Group
Identifier: STUDENT COMMITTEE ON MIGRANT CHILDREN

Scope and Contents

The records of the Student Committee on Migrant Children are arranged alphabetically by folder title and date from 1958 to 1965. The records include correspondence.

Dates

  • Creation: 1958-1965

Creator

Language

Materials are in English.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Usage Restrictions

The materials in this collection may be protected under copyright law and may only be used for educational, teaching, and research purposes. If the intended use is beyond these purposes, it is the responsibility of the user to obtain the appropriate permissions by contacting Special Collections/University Archives at the Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.

Administrative History

The Student Committee on Migrant Children is a student organization established in approximately 1957 by student concerned with the neglect in care, education, and health of migrant children. The committee assisted migrant children through college and fundraised to provide scholarships, developed programs to education Bucknell students about the plight of migrant children, worked at daycare centers and summer schools, supported federal legislation to improve the welfare of migrant workers and their children including supporting a domestic Peace Corps program.

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet ((1) 2.5 inch document box)

Arrangement

Records are arranged alphabetically by folder title and chronologically within the folders.

Separated Materials

Photographs may be housed with the Special Collections/University Archives Photograph Collection.

Title
Bucknell University, Student Committee on Migrant Children correspondence
Author
Eir Danielson
Date
2023 November
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bucknell University Special Collections/University Archives Repository

Contact:
028 Bertrand Library
Bucknell University
One Dent Drive
Lewisburg PA 17837 United States US
570-577-3101
570-577-3313 (Fax)